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Looking for friends at goal or close to goal
Hi all! Over the course of a year and a half, I lost 50 pounds and came within a pound or two of my ultimate goal weight. I ventured into maintenance because I felt good where I was. I began to slack off on exercise and logging my foods so I am now 10 pounds away from my ultimate goal weight. It only took about 8 months…
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45 pounds gone!
Today, I have officially lost 45 pounds since May 15, 2013. My ultimate goal is to lose 50 pounds so I hope to be there by my one year anniversary of starting MFP! I'm so excited to be here. Just this past weekend I ran my first 5k and I did not stop! A year ago, I was wheezing and crying when I tried to run. I nearly…
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One Year MFP Anniversary
Yesterday marked my one year anniversary of my start on this journey. I was at work that day, eating a cajun filet biscuit from Bojangles, and it hit me. I was fat. I didn't WANT to be fat. What could I do? I had lost weight in the past and I could no longer blame my two year old's birth for the weight I had gained back. A…
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Abs after Pregnancy
Hi Ladies! I am the mother of an almost 3 year old and I've lost 43 pounds since May of last year. I've been working hard and it seems like everything is tightening up but those lower ab muscles. My question to you is when you did you start to see a noticeable difference in that area? I know you can't spot reduce but how…
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When people start to notice..
Does anyone have that chart handy that describes the timeline for when weight loss is noticeable (to you and others)? I think it started out saying that you notice changes at 4 weeks and so on and so forth. Anyone? :flowerforyou:
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6 months and 36 pounds later..
Today marks six months since I decided to turn my health around. Six whole months of eating at a calorie deficit and getting more active. Six months of steady weight loss and unwarranted comments and appreciated compliments. It truly doesn't seem like it's been this long but the calendar doesn't lie. Over the past few…
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Serving Size
I use a lot of recipes that I get off of pinterest or personal blogs and sometimes they don't list how many people this amount of food is supposed to feed. How do you determine what a serving size is? Do you just go by the amount of calories you want to take in? And sometimes, a recipe will say it serves 4-6 people. Well,…
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High/Low Card Days
I was reading a fitness blog that included variations on recipes for your low and high carb days. What constitutes a high/low carb day? Is it related to what exercises you're doing that day or what? Why would you need more carbs one day and less the next? Thanks! Edited to say the title should be High/Low CARB days. Oh…
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Thank you, MFP.
Before I started MFP, I was so clueless about how this was all supposed to go. Today, a few co-workers commented on how they could tell I was losing weight. It was flattering until they bombarded me with the things that they thought were "facts" about weight loss. One said she tries to burn at least 900 calories on the…
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Natural Sugars
Hi all. I tend to go over my daily goal for sugar every day because of fruit. Are the sugars from the fruit something I should be worried about? Almost everything else I eat is very low in or has no sugar at all. Thanks!
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Motivational Workout Songs
Hi all! I'm looking for suggestions of songs to add to my workout playlist. The songs that normally motivate me are fast, upbeat and catchy. Could anyone give me a glimpse into some of their workout playlists? Thanks!
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A Question for the Ladies!
Hi ladies! I just started MFP less than a week ago and I noticed that my period is late. I've heard (or at least I remember hearing) something about changing your diet can influence your monthly cycle. Has anyone else experienced this? Thank you!
